This app helps us get good bargains

Some of the MtiCalc developers from the University of Eldoret (UoE) during an innovation exhibition week in Nairobi last year showcase their application. The students developed the android application that helps farmers get standard market valuation of their trees before selling that has helped reduce exploitation by middlemen who offer very low prices for tree products. PHOTOS BY MICHAEL OLLINGA

A group of students from University of Eldoret (UoE) have developed a cool solution to help tree farmers get the best prices for their produce.

The seven innovators from the departments of Forestry and Agro-forestry and Information Technology have developed a mobile application christened MtiCalc. To come up with the innovation took a mix of skills.